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தனக்குவமை இல்லாதான் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால் மனக்கவலை மாற்றல் அரிது.

Tanakkuvami illāthān thāḷ sērnthārkk allāl Manakkavali māṛṛal arithu.

Without the shelter of one incomparable—a refuge found in virtue alone—the mind cannot be freed from its burdens.

The mind finds peace not through circumstance or company, but only by taking refuge in what is unmatched within: your own unflinching virtue. All other comforts are fragile scaffolding.